A WELSH beauty spot is under threat from a vast wind farm development, the like of which has been discredited in other parts of Europe, opponents have said. Campaigners protesting against the project on …
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Glan Conwy farmer expands in a bid to become more self-sufficient
Plas Isa Farm is part of the Bryn Eisteddfod Estate in the lower end of the Conwy Valley. It was advertised on a 15-year tenancy. They run a flock of 500 Welsh mules crossed with charollais and texel rams and 500 Welsh mountain ewes crossed with …
Welsh are going green as fuel bills rise 15%
Green energy expert Andrew Boroughs, who runs Organic Energy in Welshpool, says with the average annual gas and electricity bill estimated to reach £1300 in 2011, consumers are looking to biomass boilers and solar thermal systems to heat their homes.
Young farmer calls for dairy partnerships to save farms
Mr Huws, chairman of Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) milk committee, claimed more than 200 Welsh dairy farms have left the industry since 2006. However, Mr Lewis, 36, an award-winning young farmer, said he believes decline in the industry could be …
Welsh farmers still living with the fallout from Chernobyl
“We went through tough times after Chernobyl, but we gradually recovered, and we’ll be glad to see the day when normality returns to the farm.” As well as his flock of Welsh Mountain sheep, Mr Roberts has a herd of mostly Charolais suckler cows.
DEFRA to review Chernobyl compensation
DEFRA said it was working with the Welsh Assembly to look at whether 338 farmers still under restriction because of radioactive contamination were paid enough to carry out checks and movement restrictions. Farmers currently receive £1.30 for every …
What is the carbon footprint of the royal wedding?
Despite the Prince of Wales’s efforts to keep it green by providing local, seasonal food and flowers and turning off the lights, the food, drink and energy use also has a substantial footprint. The total was calculated by the Certified Emissions …
Greens in call for Ieuan and Carwyn to ditch support for nuclear power
“We hope that the current reassessment of nuclear power will mean that the next Welsh Assembly Government will be unanimous in its opposition to new nuclear build at Wylfa.” The letter also said that the decision not to proceed with a Severn Barrage …
Newbridge hill farm to become solar park despite objections
A WELSH hill farm looks set to become a solar park pumping out “green” electricity. Newbridge farmer Tom Griffiths originally asked Caerphilly council planners for permission for a total of 2232 solar panels to cover …
EcoBarns in Pembrokeshire
It was busy when we arrived and you soon found out why once our food, including scallops, began arriving. It was superb quality and astonishing value. Before we left West Wales, by the way, we did stock up on some more of their locally produced Welsh …
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